Boehme

It is hard to believe that 10 years ago today I was in labor with my first child. That was the longest couple of days of my life!! But I remember as if it were yesterday. My sweet beautiful little baby boy being placed in my arms, with all his thick messy black hair, beautiful eyes, perfect fingers and toes, and in a single moment I became a Mother. October 28th, 2000 at 10:10 p.m , my life was forever changed by a journey of work, sweat, tears and joy. And before I could say ... READY .......SET .........GO! . . . . here we are 10 years later. (just before a race on track and field day last year) I love you Will Scott, you are the best big brother! a good friend thoughtful, kind and tender-hearted. full of energy and motivation, passion and intensity! what joy it brings to watch you make right decisions and develop your fire of faith and testimony. you are such a talented boy, no matter what you do in school, sports or your music you excel and love a challenge to learn ne...

We went down to Echo for the long weekend in September and had such a great weekend. The weather was tolerable and the kids had such a great time with their Boehme cousins. So many memories have been made at Echo Lake, it is a favorite spot for our family vacations together. Mud pie anyone? Emma and Allie Julia, Rebekah, Katie and Maddison Just look at the air on that jump! Will loves to knee board with his cousins. He is really getting good and trying all sorts of new tricks. Almost making the grab for a 360! Way to go Will!

CAN I just say. . . . Canning can really make me not want to EVER can another thing again. . . . of course until I walk into my storage room, and see all that I have canned. I just have to stop and admire every can, the beautiful colors, and a great feeling of accomplishment (I CAN!) that washes over me!. Can it really be 12:08 am. I am not canning right now, but I confess that a full canner is boiling on the stove almost finished processing. I CAN NOT believe I am blogging about this. I just thought it was really canny how many times you can say the word CAN in a sentence. It is late. I really, really need to stop typing. I hope you CAN check my blog soon, because I just might CAN this post tomorrow. Seriously. What has come over me? CAN ANYONE HELP ME?

Back to School time is so much fun. new school supplies new clothes new shoes A NEW YEAR and CHANGE! As I look at these children of mine it is hard to believe that they are so. . . . . so, BIG! Every year brings growth and change and I feel so blessed to be part of the journey, each one is so different, so special, so loved. I am really looking forward to a slower pace . We are truly following the Prophet by simplifying our schedule so that we can spend more time together. I have loved this so far, some nights we just bake cookies, or we play at parks or on the trampoline, sometimes we read and read until bedtime! It was tougher than I thought it would be to say NO to all the EXTRA activities but it has been the best choice I have made, for my family, in our situation. We have more time together as a family. This year we also followed through with some activities that our free time allowed. Like Brian and Scott hosting a Football Day Camp. What a success that was!! They had ab...